"To see a hillside white with dogwood bloom is to know a particular ecstasy of beauty, but to walk the gray Winter woods and find the buds which will resurrect that beauty in another Mayis to partake of continuity."

- Hal Borland

"But it was a jolly, busy, happy, swift-flying winter. School work was as interesting, class rivalry as absorbing, as of yore. New worlds of thought, feeling, and ambition, fresh, fascinating fields of unexplored knowledge seemed to be opening out before Anne's

eager eyes. Hills peeped o'er hill and Alps on Alps arose.

Much of all this was due to Miss Stacy's tactful, careful, broad-minded guidance. She led her class to think and explore and discover for themselves and encouraged straying from the old beaten paths to a degree that quite shocked Mrs. Lynde and the school trustees, who viewed all innovations on established methods quite dubiously.

When sitting, just sit.When eating, just eat.When walking, just walk.When talking, just talk.When listening, just listen.When looking, just look.When touching, just touch.When thinking, just think.When playing, just play.And enjoy the feeling of each moment and each day.

~from Everyday Blessings

MAKE A NATURE WEAVING

MAKE A MANDALA

MAKE A SUNCATCHER

MAKE A FAERIE RING

MAKE A BIRD NEST

MAKE A BIRD HAVEN

MAKE MARBLEIZED PAPER

MAKE A GEOBOARD

Make ROCK PHOTO HOLDERS

MAKE PRINTS ON FABRIC

MAKE A FUNKY BRANCH

Make egg art

The more you praise and celebrate your life,

the more there is in life to celebrate.

~oprah winfrey

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.- Margaret B. Runbeck

May the Sun bring you new energy by day.

May the Moon softly restore you by night.

May the Rain wash away your worries.

May the Breeze blow new strength into your being.

May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life.